Supergene alteration of pentlandite to violarite:Contribution ot the knowledge of secondary violarite
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The supergene alteration of pentlandite to violarite has been investigated mainly by the ore microscope and electron microprobe on nickel (-copper) sulphide ores from the following localities. (1) Marbridge mine, Quebec, Canada, (2) Falconbridge mine, Ontario, Canada, and, (3) Kimcheon nickel prospect, Republic of Korea. In addition, some Japanese serpentinites which contain opaque minerals involving the above two sulphides have been examined. As a result, the present authors have observed the significant textural relationships under the ore microscope, showing all stages of the replacement of pentlandite by violarite from incipient to essentially complete. The results obtained from this study may be summarized as follows:<BR>1) The selective replacement of pentlandite by violarite in nature may depend upon the usual development of cleavage or parting in pentlandite and the similarity of crystal structure between the two minerals. The latter may be ascribed to the ease of convertion of π-phase to thiospinel phase, resulting from the cubic close-packed array of sulphur atoms.<BR>2) The zonal structure which may appear after etching of the polished surfaces by HNO<SUB>3</SUB>solution, is confined to the grains of violarite, the cores of which are occupied by the relicts of pentlandite, showing the intermediate stage of violaritization.<BR>3) Electron microprobe study has shown that the zonal structure which consists of four zones in the Kimcheon material, is a reflection of compositional heterogeneity. The violarite-like minerals in these four zones are usually characterized by the higher Fe/Ni atomic ratio than FeNi<SUB> 2</SUB>S<SUB>4</SUB> composition, and each zone is different in the Fe/Ni ratio. Especially, the innermost narrow zone (Zone I) which is in direct contact with pentlandite relict, is "extremely iron-rich" close to Fe<SUB>2</SUB>NiS<SUB> 4</SUB> composition.<BR>4) In general, as far as the end products of violaritization of pentlandite, in which homogenization of chemical composition has completed, are concerned, the removal of iron. is more conspicuous than that of nickel.<BR>5) Despite the careful study of the supergene ores, bravoite which is pseudomorphous after pentlandite has not been confirmed. The natural occurrence of secondary bravoite after pentlandite as already described by RAMDOHR remains some doubts.
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